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Shy people, having low self-esteem, are likely to be passive and easily influenced by others. They need reassurance that they are doing \they feel it confirms their feelings of inferiority. They also find it difficult to be pleased by compliment with a statement like this one, \not true.\
Can shyness be completely eliminated, or at least reduced? Fortunately, people can overcome shyness with determined and patient efforts in building self-confidence. Since shyness goes hand in hand with a lack of self-esteem, it is important for people to accept their weaknesses as well as their strengths.
Each one of us is a unique, worthwhile individual, interested in our own personal ways. The better we understand ourselves, the easier it becomes to live up to our full potential. Let's not allow shyness to block our chances for a rich and fulfilling life.
（1）、 What does the author try to prove by citing \(Para.1)__________
A. Shy people benefit from their caring about their appearance.
B. People's shyness made them care too much about their appearance and actions. C. It's natural that shy people don't believe other's compliments. D. Shy people think they are different from others.
（2）、According to the writer, self-awareness is __________. A. a good quality
B. the cause of unhappiness C. harmful to people D. aweak point of shy people
（3）、That shy people react to a compliment in such a way is ___________. A. good B. unreal C. very reasonable D. harmful
（4）、Which of the following statements is true, according to the passage? _________ A. Shyness helps us to develop our potential B. Shyness enables us to understand ourselves better C. Shyness can block our chances for a rich life D. Shyness has nothing to do with lack of self-esteem
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（5）、It can be inferred from the passage that shy people ________. A. should find more of their weakness
B. should understand themselves in the right way C. had better ignore their weakness
D. can get rid of their shyness while maintaining low self-esteem
Passage 11
When John and c arrived in New York City for one-year stay, they did not bring very many things with them. They had planned either to live in a furnished apartment or to buy used furniture. But they soon learned about a new system that more and more people are using. The renting of home furnishings (bed, tables, dishes, and so on) has become one of America's fastest growing businesses.
What kinds of people rent their home furnishings instead of buying them? People who are international business or government officials, foreign students, airline workers, young married couples - people whose job or business may force them to move frequently from one city to another. They save a lot of trouble and the cost of moving their furniture each time. They simply rent new furniture when they reach their new homes. Young people with little money do not want to buy cheap furniture that they may soon dislike. They prefer to wait until they have enough money to buy furniture they really like. Meanwhile, they find they can rent better quality furniture than they could afford to buy.
One family, who now has a large, beautiful home of their own, liked their rented furniture so much that they decided to keep renting it instead of buying new things. But usually people don't like to tell others about it. The idea of renting home furnishings is still quite new, and they are not sure what their neighbors might think.
（1）、Which of the following has become one of America's fastest growing businesses? ______________
A. Selling home furnishings. B. Renting furnished apartments. C. Selling used furniture. D. Renting home furnishings.
（2）、Why do some people prefer to rent furniture?_______________________ A. Because the furniture they get in this way is new. B. Because it saves them a lot of money.
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C. Because it saves them much trouble and money.
D. Because they can always get better quality furniture in this way.
（3）、What can you infer from the passage?_____________________ A. The idea of renting furniture is not acceptable.
B. Renting furniture is not popular in the couple's home town. C. Only those who don't have enough money to rent furniture. D. People usually grow to like the furniture they have rented.
（4）、Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?___________ A. Rent or Buy?
B .A New Way of Getting Home Furnishings. C. Furnished Apartments. D. A New Idea.
（5）、Young people liked renting home furniture in that___________ A. They have less money.
B. They don't want to buy old furniture. C. The new furniture is of good quality.
D. They don't have much money and don't want to buy the cheap furniture.
Passage 12
A characteristic of American culture that has become almost a tradition is to respect the self-made man - the man who has risen to the top through his own efforts, usually beginning by working with his hands. While the leader in business or industry or the college professor occupies a higher social position and commands greater respect in the community than the common laborer or even the skilled factory worker, he may take pains to point out that his father started life in America as a farmer or laborer of some sort.
This attitude toward manual (体力的) labor is now still seen in many aspects of American life. One is invited to dinner at a home that is not only comfortably but even luxuriously (豪华地) furnished and in which there is every evidence of the fact that the family has been able to afford foreign travel, expensive hobbies, and college education for the children; yet the hostess probably will cook the dinner herself, will serve it herself and will wash dishes afterward; furthermore, the dinner will not consist merely of something quickly and easily assembled from contents of various cans and a cake or a pie bought at the nearby bakery. On the contrary, the hostess usually takes pride in careful preparation of special dishes. A professional may talk about washing the car, digging in his flowerbeds, painting the house. His wife may even help with these things, just as he often helps her
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with the dishwashing. The son who is away at college may wait on table and wash dishes for his living, or during the summer he may work with a construction gang on a highway in order to pay for his education.
（1）、From Para. 1, we know that in America _________. A. people tend to have a high opinion of the self-made man B. people can always rise to the top through their won efforts C. college professors win great respect from common workers D. people feel painful to mention their fathers as labors
（2）、According to the passage, the hostess cooks dinner herself mainly because _________. A. servants in America are hard to get B. she takes pride in what she can do herself C. she can hardly afford servants
D. It is easy to prepare a meal with canned food
（3）、The underlined expression \A. work in a furniture shop B. keep accounts for a bar C. wait to lay the table
D. serve customers in a restaurant
（4）、The author's attitude towards manual labor is _______. A. positive B. negative C. humorous D. critical
（5）、Which of the following could be the best title of the passage? ________ A. A Respectable Self-made Family B. American Attitude toward Manual Labor C. Characteristics of American Culture D. The Development of Manual Labor
Passage 13
There was once an ant that was very thirsty.
It ran here and there looking for some water but could not find any.
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Then suddenly, when the ant was almost ready to die of thirst, a large drop of water fell on it. The ant drank the water, which saved its life.
The water was actually a tear from a young girl who was crying. Because of her sadness, the tear had magical qualities and suddenly the ant could speak the language of human beings. The ant looked up and saw the young girl sitting in front of a huge pile of seeds. \
\separate heaps of grain, barley（大麦）and rye（黑麦）out of this huge pile of seeds in which they are all mixed together.\
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\supper!\
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Soon thousands of ants were at work, separating the three kinds of seeds.
The next morning, when the giant saw that the work had been done, he let the girl go.
Thus it was one of her tears that saved her life.
（1）、What is an ant? A.A small animal. B.An insect. C.A bird. D.A giant.
（2）、When did the drop of water fall on the ant? A. When it was looking for food. B. When it saved the ant's life. C. When it was nearly dying. D. When it looked up.
（3）、Why was the young girl crying? A .Because of her sadness. B. Because she saw the ant.
C. Because the giant would let her go.
D. Because the giant had given her an impossible job to do. （4）、What would the giant do if the girl failed to do the work?
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